Multnomah Athletic Club
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The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Abbreviation | M.A.C. |
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Formation | February 1891 |
Type | Social and recreational club |
Registration no. | 93-0232310 |
Location |
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Coordinates | 45.5206°N 122.6927°W / 45.5206; -122.6927 |
Membership | 22,000[1] |
Key people | Andrew Randles (president) Ryan Chiotti (vice president) |
Revenue (2020) | $27.9 million [2] |
Website | themac |
Located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, it was originally founded in 1891 as the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. It has expanded to fill two buildings totaling 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2), making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world.[3][4] Its emblem is a winged "M". It has approximately 22,000 members and employs nearly 600 staff, according to the club's website.
The club is known for its exclusivity.[5] It has been called "the only club in town that matters" and Nike had paid for one of its former executive's MAC membership on company expense to "help him integrate into the Portland business community"[6][7] Women members were not given full voting privileges until 1977. New memberships are chosen by a lottery, however applicants who don't know a current member may be asked to present a reference letter.[8]